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Emo-inflected pop/punk act Name Taken formed in October 1999, originally named All That’s Left, when its members were still in their mid-teens. Starting off as a quartet, the Orange County crew eventually parted ways with one of their guitarists and the remaining members — vocalist/bassist Chad Atkinson, guitarist/vocalist Blake Means, and drummer Bret Meisenbach [...]

Daphne Loves Derby
Kenny Choi – vocals, guitars
Spencer Abbott — guitars
Stu Clay — drums
In making their second full-length, Seattle-area indie rockers Daphne Loves Derby turned to the past to pave their own forward-looking musical path. After returning home from several months of the road life, the foursome opted to immerse themselves with a variety of [...]

Ozma - Live Indie Rock Music from Chain Reaction
The contemporary acts that come up most in comparison to Ozma are Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Nirvana, etc. though if you ask the band members about influences, you’ll probably hear such infamous names as Chick Corea, Elvis Costello, Boston, Depeche Mode, and the Beatles. Brummel, Slegr, and Galvez (the [...]